Distribution Map

Aloe spicata

                   
                   
                               
Lebombo Aloe
inhlaba
(Aloe sessiliflora)

Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae  

As at April 2024, 6 herbarium specimens, 13 photo records, 24 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Aloe sessiliflora - Stem stout, erect, usually less than I m high, sometimes branched. Mature leaves spreading horizontally or recurved, up to 60 cm long x 10 cm wide, usually (in open situations) reddish above, green below, margin red with small reddish teeth c 1 cm apart. Inflorescence unbranched, 1—1,3 m long, with few broad pale membranous bracts below raceme; flowers very numerous, closely set, ginger-coloured, striped; perianth c 1,5 cm long, segments free to base; stamens protruding; bracts scaly and conspicuous especially among unopened flowers.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.